What is your favorite fantasy creature?

Seer of Endor · **Joined:** February 16th, 2010, 10:36 pm **Posts:** 2603

My favorite would probably have to be the hippocampus or hippocamp.

It's a horse with a fish tale where its back legs should be. I love it!

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** June 24th, 2011, 3:47 pm

Ooh, the blue one is so much prettier than I ever pictured them... *reconsiders the hippocamp*

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 24th, 2011, 3:49 pm

There should be the walgases; Pegasuses/walrus. :cool:

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** June 24th, 2011, 3:53 pm

I have jungle walri (logical plural of walrus). They're called dingoneks.

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 24th, 2011, 3:59 pm

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I have jungle walri (logical plural of walrus). They're called dingoneks.

Haha! Yes! Soon walrus will rule the world!!!!!!!!!! Ok; I am going to go write down a walrus animal in one of my books; why haven't I done that before?

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** June 24th, 2011, 4:36 pm

I love the blue one!!!

In fact... I want to draw that! *will get her sketch pad when she gets home *

Tsahraf ChahsidMimetes · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 5:54 am

I might have heard of the Hippocamp before, but my interest is now sparked.

The Sphinx is one of my favorites: a lion with the head of a man, eagle, or ram. It can have wings.

Another of my favorites is the Roc, a gigantic bird of prey.

And the Griffin, a lion with wings, with an eagles head- with long feathered ears- and eagles claws for forelimbs.

And I like men with the heads of beasts.

Where did you get the pictures Seer?

Pavalini · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 8:26 am

My favorite isn't posted.

...sigh...

Tsahraf ChahsidMimetes · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 9:03 am

Pavalini wrote:

My favorite isn't posted.

...sigh...

What is your favorite? What is your favorite?

*the thrill of unpostedness*

To boldly go where no man has posted before...

Pavalini · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 9:51 am

Tsahraf wrote:

Pavalini wrote:

My favorite isn't posted.

...sigh...

What is your favorite? What is your favorite?

*the thrill of unpostedness*

To boldly go where no man has posted before...

It's unconventional, because it's not an Old World creature. It's American. It's based on an old Algonquian mythological monster.

The Windigo (win-deego).

There are numerous variations of the creature: everything from a zombie-like being to a shade. My personal favorite comes from a Canadian Native American tribe: a humanoid figure about five feet tall, green fur in the summer, gray in the winter, with the eyes, antlers, and ears of a deer, and the face of a bearded man. Though appearances differ between tribes, all agree on the origin. The Windigo is created when a human being resorts to cannibalism: nature's taboo. They usually are forced to do this during hard winters, when they're starving. The result is its heart turns to ice and it is cursed to wander the snowlands and help any human it comes across. However, though it is forced to help humans, the Windigo often tries to make a deal out of it, and you can never be really sure that it keeps its end. Plus, the Windigo never quite gets over its taste for human flesh. But it is said that if it does enough good deeds, it can be free of the curse. In fact, the creature cannot die naturally until it is free of it, so many Windigos are thousand's of years old.

However, though often cowardly, the Windigo is often a very sensitive and gentle creature, if somewhat daft. It loves trees and plant-eating things, and will only hurt or eat carnivores. Moreover, it doesn't like the presence of humans, so sighting one is a great difficulty. They seldom leave the place of their cursing. In a way they are like the "spirit of the woods." If you can find one and disarm it by pinning it down by the antlers, it can tell you secrets.

Deo Volente,
Pavalini

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 9:55 am

Huh, I've never hear of this one. Thanks for posting, Pavalini, that was fascinating! *goes to contemplate variants *

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 11:57 am

Ooh that is so intresting Zhade!

Aragorn · **Joined:** September 23rd, 2010, 3:42 pm **Posts:** 9085

Pavalini wrote:

Tsahraf wrote:

Pavalini wrote:

My favorite isn't posted.

...sigh...

What is your favorite? What is your favorite?

*the thrill of unpostedness*

To boldly go where no man has posted before...

It's unconventional, because it's not an Old World creature. It's American. It's based on an old Algonquian mythological monster.

The Windigo (win-deego).

There are numerous variations of the creature: everything from a zombie-like being to a shade. My personal favorite comes from a Canadian Native American tribe: a humanoid figure about five feet tall, green fur in the summer, gray in the winter, with the eyes, antlers, and ears of a deer, and the face of a bearded man. Though appearances differ between tribes, all agree on the origin. The Windigo is created when a human being resorts to cannibalism: nature's taboo. They usually are forced to do this during hard winters, when they're starving. The result is its heart turns to ice and it is cursed to wander the snowlands and help any human it comes across. However, though it is forced to help humans, the Windigo often tries to make a deal out of it, and you can never be really sure that it keeps its end. Plus, the Windigo never quite gets over its taste for human flesh. But it is said that if it does enough good deeds, it can be free of the curse. In fact, the creature cannot die naturally until it is free of it, so many Windigo's are thousand's of years old.

However, though often cowardly, the Windigo is often a very sensitive and gentle creature, if somewhat daft. It loves trees and plant-eating things, and will only hurt or eat carnivores. Moreover, it doesn't like the presence of humans, so sighting one is a great difficulty. They seldom leave the place of their cursing. In a way they are like the "spirit of the woods." If you can find one and disarm it by pinning it down by the antlers, it can tell you secrets.

Deo Volente,
Pavalini

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

Huh, I've never hear of this one. Thanks for posting, Pavalini, that was fascinating! *goes to contemplate variants *

While I've heard of them, I had never heard such as a thorough description of them, so that was very interesting to read.

Constable Jaynin Mimetes · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 1:42 pm

I'm pretty sure I've heard of them. I instantly knew how to say it, so that's a pretty good indication I've encountered them before. :rofl:

I love all the creatures being talked about and described on here! I'm learning so much.

I'm very well acquainted with the Sphinx. Quite fascinating creatures.

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 7:12 pm

I'm actually rather surprised the phoenix didn't make the list.

Have you heard of Canaimas?

I think my favorites are gargoyles as I know them.

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 7:30 pm

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I actually rather surprised the phoenix didn't make the list.

Have you heard of Canaimas?

I think my favorites are gargoyles as I know them.

Yeah! Phoenixes used to be my all time favorite! Right now Triches are up there... Along with Kockenliel. (my own)
Canaimas? No? What are they like? :dieshappy:

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 7:36 pm

Svensteel priest of Kylor wrote:

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I actually rather surprised the phoenix didn't make the list.

Have you heard of Canaimas?

I think my favorites are gargoyles as I know them.

Yeah! Phoenixes used to be my all time favorite! Right now Triches are up there... Along with Kockenliel. (my own)
Canaimas? No? What are they like? :dieshappy:

I want to wait until I know if Brendan has heard of them...

Constable Jaynin Mimetes · **Posted:** June 25th, 2011, 8:26 pm

"I've got it! We're gargoyles!"
"No, we're not gargoyles; gargoyles are those stone things up on the battlements!"

:rofl:

Tsahraf ChahsidMimetes · **Posted:** June 26th, 2011, 1:46 am

Riniel Jasmina wrote:

I'm actually rather surprised the phoenix didn't make the list.

Have you heard of Canaimas?

I think my favorites are gargoyles as I know them.

What is your idea of the Phoenix? I looked, but I did not find much interesting information about it.

Wikipedia thinks it is a native American chief who threw himself over a cliff, and the tears of his wife made Angel Falls. Is that what you were thinking of?

Jay made up a kind of creature named Gargoyle, and I use practically the same creature. But at one point I think we both thought that it was a real-Fantasy-creature, but when we look up Gargoyle, we always get the spouts made to look like animals.

So I am very interested to hear what Gargoyles are as you know them.

Did Svensteel make up the Triche?

Svensteel Mimetes · **Posted:** June 26th, 2011, 12:17 pm

Neither do I! Tell tell!

Suiauthon Mimetes · **Posted:** July 30th, 2011, 10:26 pm

I'm torn between the gryphon and the phoenix but since the phoenix wasn't an option I'm off the hook.

I've seen fantasy gargoyles depicted like the statues except they had green scaly skin and a purple tongue.

Crushmaster · **Posted:** July 30th, 2011, 10:29 pm

Err...maybe one I've made up?

Out of those...Umm...probably...dragon...?
God bless,
Crushmaster.

Tsahraf ChahsidMimetes · **Posted:** August 1st, 2011, 5:14 am

Crushmaster wrote:

Err...maybe one I've made up?

Tell us please! We love made up creatures.

Riniel Jasmina · **Posted:** August 1st, 2011, 8:53 am

Haha, Canaimas are just were-jaguars.

And I love them for it.

Emmalina C. Mimetes · **Posted:** August 3rd, 2011, 2:44 pm

Suiauthon wrote:

I'm torn between the gryphon and the phoenix but since the phoenix wasn't an option I'm off the hook.

I can't believe I forgot to put the phoenix. *smacks forehead* I love phoenixes.

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